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ASP VS PHP shopping cart [Digg]
2008-01-28 01:16:00 Buying a shopping cart solution may seem like an easy enough task. For business owners, features and options are by far the most important factors I would consider before choosing the software platform to use to sell products online for my business More About: Shopping , Digg , Cart
Download logging
2008-01-27 04:50:00 A downloadable file, such as an attachment to a forum article, may be flagged so that any time someone downloads that file, an entry as added to a log showing the time of the download, the name of the file, and the name, email address, and organizational affiliation of the person downloading the file. If the ... More About: Download
Download
2008-01-27 04:49:00 To transfer a copy of a file from a remote computer to a requesting computer by means of a modem or network. To copy data (usually an entire file) from a main source to a peripheral device. The term is often used to describe the process of copying a file from an online service or bulletin ... More About: Download
Disclosure
2008-01-27 04:45:00 A component of the notice principle, wherein a company should make available its data handling practices, including notices on how it collects, uses, and shares personally identifiable information. Full disclosure requires that full details of a security vulnerability are disclosed to the public, including details of the vulnerability and how to detect and exploit it. The ... More About: Disclosure
Digital signature
2008-01-27 04:42:00 Data that binds a sender’s identity to the information being sent. A digital signature may be bundled with any message, file, or other digitally encoded information, or transmitted separately. Digital signatures are used in public key environments and provide nonrepudiation and integrity services. A signature is not part of the substance of a transaction, but rather ... More About: Signature
DRM - Digital rights management
2008-01-27 04:38:00 Any technology used to protect the interests of owners of content and services (such as copyright owners). Typically, authorized recipients or users must acquire a license in order to consume the protected material?files, music, movies?according to the rights or business rules set by the content owner. Major entertainment companies are using “digital rights management,” or DRM ... More About: Management , Rights , Digital , Digital Rights Management
Digital certificate
2008-01-27 04:35:00 A digital certificate is an electronic “credit card” that establishes your credentials when doing business or other transactions on the Web. It is issued by a certification authority (CA). It contains your name, a serial number, expiration dates, a copy of the certificate holder’s public key (used for encrypting messages and digital signatures), and the ... More About: Digital , Cert
DOS - Denial of service
2008-01-27 04:32:00 An attempt by a malicious (or unwitting) user, process, or system to prevent legitimate users from accessing a resource (usually a network service) by exploiting a weakness or design limitation in an information system. Examples of DoS attacks include flooding network connections, filling disk storage, disabling ports, or removing power. According to wikipedia A denial-of-service attack (DoS ... More About: Service , Denial
Decryption
2008-01-27 04:29:00 Reverse of encryption is called decryption. The process of converting encrypted content back into its original form, often the process of converting ciphertext to plaintext. Deciphering encrypted text can be challenging and time consuming. These programs will reduce some of the hack work allowing you to look for patterns. In most cases there is a form ...
Deceptive trade acts
2008-01-27 04:26:00 Federal legislation and statutes in every state prohibit employment of unfair or deceptive trade practices and UNFAIR COMPETITION in business. The Federal Trade Commission regulates federal laws designed to prohibit a series of specific practices prohibited in interstate commerce. Several states have established CONSUMER PROTECTION offices as part of the state attorney general offices. The Federal ...
DDOS - distributed denial of service
2008-01-27 04:22:00 A means of burdening or effectively shutting down a remote system by bombarding it with traffic from many other computers. … www.f-secure.com/security_center/malware_ code_glossary.html A type of denial of service attack in which an attacker uses malicious code installed on various computers to attack a single target. An attacker may use this method to have a greater effect ... More About: Service , Denial , Ddos
Data transfer
2008-01-27 04:19:00 Data transfer is the total amount of information downloaded from your web site. Whenever a visitor comes to your site, our web servers send data to your visitor’s computer. This data may include web pages, images, videos, sound files, software programs, or compressed files ? anything on your site that can be viewed or downloaded. ... More About: Data , Transfer , Data Transfer
Problems in public key encryption
2008-01-27 04:05:00 1.) Letting Space=00, A=01, B=02, …, Z=26, encode the following message using the public key (42173,23). I DO NOT LIKE OVALTINE BUT I DO LIKE CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT To do the encoding, block the letters in groups of two. So, for example, DO = 0415. To test your solution, send your message to our “encryptor.” 2.) As in ... More About: Encryption , Public , Problems
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server [Digg]
2008-01-27 03:37:00 DHCP is used to lease out individual IP addresses to anyone who configures their system to request one. Other vital information such as subnet mask, More About: Digg , Server , Host , Configuration , Protocol
Harbajhan again in rift with Ricky Ponting [Digg]
2008-01-27 02:47:00 It was seen on television Harbhajhan was bowling and Ricky ponting was at the bowlers end. The batsman on the batting end played a straight stroke which Harbhajan tried to stop and accidently a small collision occured between Ricky ponting and Harbhajan on which Ponting said sorry to Sing but Singh asked him for what you are apologising me and the More About: Digg , Ricky Ponting
Insane president of Pakistan [Digg]
2008-01-26 10:47:00 Retired Genral Musharaaf is an insane kind of person. Since he came to power his decisions and actions are objectionable. He came to power through illegal way. Now in his latest statement he termed the retired Genrals as bad peoples. More About: President , Insane , Pakistan , Digg
Halal gelatin for muslims [Digg]
2008-01-25 05:27:00 This is a great source for halal gelatin. Now muslims can buy halal gelatine from halal source. Visit them, there is a plenty of halal products available. More About: Muslims , Digg , Halal
Benefits of pumpkin for diabetic peoples [Digg]
2008-01-24 15:13:00 I was browsing a website in which i was interested in reading the benefits of vegetables for diabetics. I found a very interesting information about pumpkins. Following are the benefits of pumpkin. More About: Digg , Pumpkin , Benefits , Peoples , Diabetic
Why p2p is dangerous [Digg]
2008-01-24 14:58:00 Peer to peer networks are dangerous, very less internet surfers know about it. Your computer is inviting hackers to invade. Let me explain briefly about p2p. When accessing the Internet, you access websites through an application known as a browser. More About: Digg , Dangerous
Sachin Tendulkar 100 helps India at top [Digg]
2008-01-24 14:54:00 Master blast from little master Sachin Tendulkar helps India to have an edge over Australia in the fourth and final test match which is being played at Adelaide Australia. Sachin 100 was a master piece of show on the first day. He is not out at the crease with Dhoni at the close of play on the first day. More About: Digg , Sachin Tendulkar
Why p2p is dangerous
2008-01-24 14:52:00 Peer to peer networks are dangerous, very less internet surfers know about it. Your computer is inviting hackers to invade. Let me explain briefly about p2p. When accessing the Internet, you access websites through an application known as a browser. Common browser applications are Internet Explorer, Netscape, and Mozilla. Peer-to-Peer networking, known as P2P, is ... More About: Internet Security , Dangerous
Gift Malaysia launches chinese new year hampers for sale [Digg]
2008-01-24 04:00:00 gift Malaysia launches new designs of chinese new year hampers. Now one can buy beautifuly arranged hampers online for their love one in Malaysia. More About: New Year , For Sale , Chinese , Sale
Australian cricket train stopped by Indians [Digg]
2008-01-20 05:54:00 Australia was enjoying its ruling in the cricket world but the Indians make a blow to them by defeating in the second cricket test match in Perth Australia. Ricky ponting dream of winning the 17 test matches in a row became shattered. Last time Steve waugh captaincy hold the record of 16 straight wins in test matches. More About: Cricket , Digg , Train , Australian
Australian cricket train stopped by Indians [Digg]
2008-01-20 05:54:00 Australia was enjoying its ruling in the cricket world but the Indians make a blow to them by defeating in the second cricket test match in Perth Australia. Ricky ponting dream of winning the 17 test matches in a row became shattered. Last time Steve waugh captaincy hold the record of 16 straight wins in test matches. More About: Cricket , Digg , Train , Australian
What is Shame Ghariban [Digg]
2008-01-20 05:07:00 Shame Ghariban is actually just a religeous gathering in which a Muslim faction (Shiite) gathered on 10th of Moharam at night and listen to the preacher. More About: Digg , Shame
What is Shame Ghariban [Digg]
2008-01-20 05:07:00 Shame Ghariban is actually just a religeous gathering in which a Muslim faction (Shiite) gathered on 10th of Moharam at night and listen to the preacher. More About: Digg , Shame
Software piracy is the unauthorized use or distribution of software
2008-01-18 04:16:00 BDV-776379-BDV What is Software Piracy ? Software piracy is the unauthorized use or distribution of software. Why shouldn’t I use pirated or pirate software? Who am I hurting?There are several reasons not to use pirated or pirate software. It’s illegal and there is liability on your part. (See Liability for Piracy below) It’s risky. If the software is from an ... More About: Distribution , Copyright
Software piracy is the unauthorized use or distribution of software
2008-01-18 04:16:00 BDV-776379-BDV What is Software Piracy ? Software piracy is the unauthorized use or distribution of software. Why shouldn’t I use pirated or pirate software? Who am I hurting?There are several reasons not to use pirated or pirate software. It’s illegal and there is liability on your part. (See Liability for Piracy below) It’s risky. If the software is from an ... More About: Distribution , Copyright
Hackers are gearing up on myspace
2008-01-18 03:26:00 The functionality of myspace in respect of the e-mail importer raises privacy and security concerns. not everyone is savy with the feature. the feature allows you to login from the myspace account into your e-mail account and check who from your e-mail address book is on myspace. in the case of gmail everyone is automatically added to ... More About: Myspace , Hackers
Hackers are gearing up on myspace
More articles from this author:2008-01-18 03:26:00 The functionality of myspace in respect of the e-mail importer raises privacy and security concerns. not everyone is savy with the feature. the feature allows you to login from the myspace account into your e-mail account and check who from your e-mail address book is on myspace. in the case of gmail everyone is automatically added to ... More About: Myspace , Hackers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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